Costel Pantilimon would have pushed for a transfer in January had Manuel
Pellegrini not taken the decision to drop Joe Hart for Manchester City’s
Barclays Premier League game at home to Norwich City this afternoon.

Hart will be on the substitutes’ bench against Norwich after the England
goalkeeper finally paid the price for his poor form this season.

Pellegrini has shown considerable patience with Hart but his latest blunder in
the 2-1 defeat by Chelsea on Sunday proved the tipping point, with the City
manager informing the player yesterday that he would be starting with
Pantilimon in goal for the